David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer is CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group Plc, having taken the post on August 1, 2018. He was appointed to that role following a 20-year career at Goldman Sachs and replaced interim CEO David Warren, who retained his role as chief financial officer. Essentially, Schwimmer succeeded longtime LSE CEO Xavier Rolet.[1][2][3][4]

Background

Schwimmer is a New York native who spent two years as an associate at the law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell before joining Goldman's financial institutions group, focusing on market structure, brokerage and trading. He later served as chief of staff to then-chief operating officer Lloyd Blankfein. He has extensive experience advising corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and other transactions.[5]